Table 4 Differences of work related characteristics by depression
From: The association between shift work and depression in hotel workers
Characteristics | Normal group | Depression groupa | P b |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Shift type | |||
  Fixed day shift | 154 (90.6) | 16 (9.4) | 0.022 |
  Rotating day shift | 183 (81.0) | 43 (19.0) | |
  Rotating night shift | 66 (78.6) | 18 (21.4) | |
  Fixed night shift | 20 (76.9) | 6 (23.1) | |
Department | |||
  Rooms | 53 (77.9) | 15 (22.1) | 0.177 |
  F&Bc/Facilities | 180 (82.2) | 39 (17.8) | |
  Kitchen | 110 (85.3) | 19 (14.7) | |
  Housekeeping | 31 (96.9) | 1 (3.1) | |
  Back office | 49 (84.5) | 9 (15.5) | |
Work duration (years) | |||
   < 10 | 153 (79.3) | 40 (20.7) | 0.005 |
  10–19 | 129 (81.1) | 30 (18.9) | |
  ≧20 | 141 (91.6) | 13 (8.4) | |
Weekly working hours | |||
  ≦40 | 232 (82.6) | 49 (17.4) | 0.737 |
  41–48 | 124 (85.5) | 21 (14.5) | |
  ≧49 | 67 (83.8) | 13 (16.3) | |
Income (\10,000/year) | |||
   < 2000 | 38 (71.7) | 15 (28.3) | 0.026 |
  2000–2999 | 112 (82.4) | 24 (17.6) | |
  3000–3999 | 120 (82.8) | 25 (17.2) | |
  ≧ 4000 | 153 (89.0) | 19 (11.0) | |
Employment status | |||
  Permanent | 382 (83.8) | 74 (16.2) | 0.748 |
  Temporary | 41 (82.0) | 9 (18.0) | |